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Saturday, May 03, 2008

"SOMETIMES YOU MUST BE RIGHT, AND LOSE" ( J.K. GALBRAITH )

A defeated American presidential candidate once said, when asked about the electionresult, "the people have spoken, --- the B------s"That's how I feel right now, following the England/Wales local elections and the election for Mayor of London, particularly the Mayor, how could they ? Boris Johnston ! he will bring the same gravitas as the 'Lord Mayor' brings, the 'Dick Whittington' one.

It wasn't that long ago that parts of London were going up in flames with nightly rioting caused by racial tension.Now they have elected a Mayor who is to put it bluntly, an ignorant, arrogant racist, his pronouncements at the time of the riots would have poured petrol on the fires. I hope I'm wrong but I fear a long hot summer to come.

The Tories are back in the game and no mistake, an aspect of this which dismays me is the fact that they are just about the biggest collection of privileged politicians ever assembled in the same shadow cabinet, yes it was local elections but these people are not representative of the British people, we have taken a step backwards, we must try to ensure that we turn this round before the next general election.

The result also reminded me of how much money plays a part in the election process, the Tories were able to spend lavishly on the well to do suburbs where their supporters live and the 'Evening Standard' ran a relentless campaign of vilification against Livingstone while the rest of the country were bombarded by an anti Labour media campaign. Add to this mix the fact that Labour are 'mid term' in a 3rd. term Govt. and it becomes predictable, we shall of course be back.

The whole business in fact gets more and more like the USA every time we have elections. Not a healthy thing I.M.O. Remember, 'some of the best political jokes get elected'

Boris Johnson's reputation might not be spotless but then again neither is Red Ken's. Surely you aren't suggesting that comparing a jewish reporter to a nazi concentration camp guard is anything but ignorant, arrogant racism??

When you go to bed at night, do you take with you, a tape recorder on a loop, that constantly recites the words:

Breathe in - Breathe out?

Because your stupidity is such, I fail to understand how else your pea like brain, could make it through the night without external coercion.

So the English and Welsh "hammering" of this New Liebour junta, was all down to Tory money, and had nothing to do with the fact that your own damned party are now truly despised throughout the length and breadth of this Nation?

"just about the biggest collection of privileged politicians ever assembled in the same shadow cabinet"

I looked up the current shadow cabinet on wikipedia a month back, then googled the individuals. About half of them were privately educated. Hardly any were from working class backgrounds.

The days of Ernie and Nye are long gone in the PLP. Labour no longer represent the white (i.e. native British) working class. Look at the way they've been rejected in the Valleys. It would have been anathema once not to vote Labour there. No more. And once people get out of tribal identification, it may never return.

The contempt that Labour have shown for the working class on immigration, law and order, the smoking ban, the 10p tax - it's at last being returned with interest.

The Tories may not be representative of the people but, according to 76% of those who voted in the council elections, neither does it seem are the labour government.

There's lots of talk around about a candidate from the left (e.g. McDonnell) issuing a challenge for the Labour Leadership. I trust that you would agree that this should meet with the approval of all Socialists in the party?

I’m a Labour member of about 35 Yrs. Standing and I see absolutely no genuine evidence of a leadership challenge. The right wing press, predictably fly this kite because they know that some gullible people will buy it. Who could they be ?

Ken DID know the reporters background. When he made his first Nazi comment the reporter said "I'm Jewish". Ken then went on to suggest that this made him a "collaberator" type of jew in the holocaust.

It is disgusting that anyone would defend Ken's remarks like that and you should be ashamed. The fact you are willing to lie about the encounter that was caught on tape and distributed to all news agencies is pathetic.

You are a liar you could work for the London Evening Standard alongside this slime ball journalist.

For your version of events to be true this creep who was sneaking around behind him like a rodent would have had to say “ good evening Mr. Livingstone I’m from the Evening Standard and I’m Jewish, can I ask you some questions”

No - he first implied he was a Nazi and when he said he was a jew Livingstone then said he was like a jewish holocaust collaberator.

So when he had established that he was a reporter from the ES (from the outset) and then that he was a Jew (half way through) he still made a disgusting comment about genocide.

To claim otherwise is to be attempting to re-wite history. As I said - your defence is unmaintainable as the reporter published the audio online and it is there for all to hear. Why do you find this so hard to accept?

I am not questioning what the reporter said on line, I am saying that Livingstone did not know this man’s background at the beginning of this exchange. Had he known this background, this would never happened.

I think his attitude to the Evening Standard has been restrained, I couldn’t care what this man’s background is, he is a gutter rat journalist, I do know that.

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